Monument record HLY 149 - World War Two 'Suffolk Square' pillbox

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Summary

A World War Two probable 'Suffolk Square' pillbox is are visible as a structure on aerial photographs and is still extant as recently as 2010.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TM 3547 4349 (13m by 11m)
Map sheet	TM34SE
Civil Parish	HOLLESLEY, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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PILLBOX (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full Description

November 2015. Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme.
A World War Two probable 'Suffolk Square' pillbox is are visible as a structure on aerial photographs (S1)-(S13) and is still extant as recently as 2010 (S14). It is likely that it was paired with the type 22 pillbox recorded to the east (SHER HLY 116).
E. Ford (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 25th November 2015.

Sources/Archives (14)

<S1> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/832 RS 4089-4090 23-SEP-1945 (EHA Original Print).
<S2> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/929 RP 3430-3431 16-OCT-1945 (EHA Original Print).
<S3> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. MAL/65094 V 043-044 03-NOV-1965 (EHA Original Print).
<S4> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. MAL/70069 V 139-140, 144-145 13-SEP-1970 (EHA Original Print).
<S5> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. OS/71156 V 083-084 02-MAY-1971 (EHA Original Print).
<S6> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. OS/93360 V 024-025 11-JUL-1993 (EHA Original Print).
<S7> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. OS/96042B V 351-352 15-APR-1996 (EHA Original Print).
<S8> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. OS/00336 V 098-099 04-NOV-2000 (EHA Original Print).
<S9> SSF55746 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique aerial photograph. NMR 21847/24 19-OCT-2002 (Original Print).
<S10> SSF55746 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique aerial photograph. NMR 21848/01-02 19-OCT-2002 (Original Print).
<S11> SSF55746 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique aerial photograph. NMR 21834/32-37 19-OCT-2002 (Original Print).
<S12> SSF55746 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique aerial photograph. NMR 21835/00-04 19-OCT-2002 (Original Print).
<S13> SSF55746 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique aerial photograph. NMR 21835/07-08 19-OCT-2002 (Original Print).
<S14> SSF55747 LIDAR Airborne Survey: LIDAR airborne survey. LIDAR TM3542 Environment Agency 2m DTM 30-NOV-2010.

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Event - Interpretation: TM34SE. Mapping Block 3: Sutton to Hollesley. NMP National Mapping Programme Project for Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Ref: English Heritage Project No. 7085 (ESF23316)) (ESF23328)

Record last edited

Dec 10 2015 11:07AM